Manchester based four-piece Flesh have announced details of their first headline tour. The 11 date tour will take in London, Glasgow and Sheffield as well as a hometown show at Sound Control on September 29. The tour follows the release of singles W8 4 ME and Vauxhall Casanova, which you can listen to below. Flesh […]

US punk rock trio Ex Hex will play Manchester on their November UK tour. The band, comprised of Mary Timony, Laura Harris and Betsy Wright, released their debut album Rips last year on Merge Records. They have toured the US and Europe non-stop since then, and will return to these shores in November after a […]

Dave Haslam will mark the release of his new book with a launch event at Manchester’s new Home venue. The event, on Sunday, August 16, will feature a panel of guests and a surprise live performance. Guests on the ‘Life After Dark’ launch event include Bruce Mitchell (Durutti Column), Kath McDermott (Flesh/HomoElectric), Graeme Park (Hacienda) […]

– VARIOUS VENUES, MANCHESTER – It’s just turned half 6 and already the evening is off to a bad start. I’m at The Roadhouse, the first stop on a long night of festivities for Dot To Dot Festival, and I’m reluctantly paying £4.50 for a pint. To make matters worse, before I can even take […]

Tor Miller will play Manchester to promote his debut EP on Thursday. The New York singer will perform at The Castle Hotel to perform tracks from his Headlights EP, which was released through Glassnote Records. Miller, who originally caught the attention with lo-fi mobile phone recordings in 2013, has also unveiled new track Baby Blue, […]

– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – American Football a band that mean a lot to people. They only ever released an EP and one album back join 1998 and 1999 respectively, then they split up, ventured off on their own paths, leaving behind their single stunning full length effort, the self titled American Football. Instantly tagged with […]

– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – Its 10 to 11. The curfew for most Manchester venues is merely minutes away. Yet, as most bands are packing up to the sound of roars from the audience, there is one band that is just coming on stage. The band is Tops and this is not due to any lateness, […]

Alvvays will head on a UK tour to promote their self-titled debut album later this summer. The Canadian indie-pop band will play Manchester’s Academy 2 as well as shows in York, Sheffield, Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, Brighton and Glasgow, finishing in London. The band released their self-titled debut album on Transgressive Records in July last year, […]

Nils Frahm will play Manchester’s Albert Hall next month following the release of his new album, Solo. The Berlin based classical pianist and composer released Solo on Erased Tapes Records as a free download, following a crowd funding campaign. He will play the Albert Hall on Sunday, May 24. Frahm combines classical and electronic music, […]

Young Fathers have shared a new track from their forthcoming second album, White Men Are Black Men Too. The Edinburgh based hip hop trio will release the album on April 6, the follow up to last year’s Mercury Prize winning debut, Dead. The track Rain or Shine is available to listen to now. Addressing the […]